Here are my top picks of events in Melbourne every month ...
JANUARY
New Year’s Eve in Federation Square
It gets hot ... so go to the beach!
FEBRUARY
Chinese New Year in Chinatown is great!
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival - eat cheaply at the best restaurants!
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra FREE summer concerts.
Still some hot days - the beach is still there!
MARCH
Moomba Festival - Let’s get together & have fun! Yarra River & Moomba Parade in town,
The Australian Rules Football (The Footy) starts. Go to a game.
APRIL
ANZAC Day - remember our war heroes. Huge Footy game at the MCG on this day.
Really ... go to a Footy game at the MCG or Telstra Dome
4. Aussie Rules Footy & National Rugby League games every week.
JULY
Winter Masterpieces Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria
By the end of July, the snow on the ski fields should be at it’s best and the footy is rocking!
AUGUST
- It's cold!
SEPTEMBER
The Footy Finals and the Grand Final at the MCG on the last Saturday. 100,000 people!
Melbourne Fringe Festival starts
NOVEMBER
The Melbourne Cup - Australia’s biggest day of horse racing. 100,000 + people go!
Equitana Asia Pacific - Equine Industry showcase
Salami Fest
DECEMBER
Christmas shopping of course!
It’s getting hot enough to go to the beach! You can even have Christmas day on the beach!!
New Years Eve in Federation Square